Listening for Lions
by Whelan, Gloria
DoctorAcceptanceAfricaEnglandOrphansNY Publ. Library Best Books for the Teen AgeJunior Library Guild SelectionCrown/Lamplighter Nominee
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AR Book Level
5.7
AR Points
7
Word Count
45,280
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
89524 EN
About this book
Left an orphan after the flu epidemic in British East Africa in 1919, thirteen-year-old Rachel is tricked into assuming a deceased neighbor's identity to travel to England, when her dream is to return to Africa and rebuild her parents' mission hospital.
